TOBACCO CULTIVATION SPEEDS- UP DEFORESTATION IN KIWERE.

The cultivation of tobacco causes deforestation due to the fact that it demand huge amount of fire wood for dying up. Therefore a large area of tree have been cleared hence it resulted to environmental degradation.

Therefore there is the need for the government to find another alternative energy such as coal energy so as to reduce the rate of deforestation which destructive to the environment.Also the farmers should be mobilized to construct the improved dying stove (Majiko sanifu) so as to reduce the amount of firewood to be used.

MINING COMPANIES: REVENUE FIGURES, WHOM TO BELIEVE

Tanzania Economy has been substantially liberalized over the past 20 years following the beginning of the World Bank Supported adjustment programme in 1986.In particular Tanzania has reformed its investment and tax laws to attract foreign direct investment and a range of incentives is now offered to all foreign investors[1]. Following the reforms a number of foreign companies took the opportunity and invest in the Mining sector.

The giant foreign mining companies dominating the sector include the Canadian company, Barrick Gold Corporation operates three mines in Bulyanhulu, North Mara and Tulawaka and is developing a forth at Buzwagi. And; the South Africa AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) which operates the Geita mine, known to be the country largest gold deposit. Gold and diamond production has been the mainstay of mining production for Tanzania however, following trade liberalization in the 1990s; the mining industry has been growing rapidly. In the late 1998, the mining of gold has been the fastest growing sector of the economy after Tourism.

THE FOREST RESOURCES IN TANZANIA

Forest resources are the main natural endowment of Tanzania. However, it is estimated that the country's forest area has declined from 44,300,000 ha or 50% of total land area in 1938 to 33, 096,000 ha or 43% of total land area in 1987. Currently forests are estimated to cover 33.5 million ha.

OUR BEACHES ARE SUFFERING DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION.

Despite most of the Tanzanian coast to habour attractive beaches for recreation and for tourism but still to eyes of some people these beaches they are still useless. It have been a tendency to some of the people to pollute our beaches by any kind of the gabbages and wastes which are main killer and destroyer to our beaches . In this case most of our beaches knower days are no longer possessing their natural smell and Beauty.